Jordan Tours from Amman

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• BenjaminTraveled in May

  4.5

  I am usually a do-it-yourself kind of traveler, so taking a five-day tour package is quite rare for me (maybe 3 times in the last 12 years). For non-Arabic speakers, getting around the Middle East is not easy, so I signed up through Tourradar for the "Jordan on a Shoestring" five-day tour with Encounters Travel and operated by local company Al-Thuraya. Our tour group of six persons, plus guide and driver, took a minivan that was just big enough to fit us all and our luggage. I expected to see all the sights from Jerash in the north to Wadi Rum in the south, and was not disappointed. We did everything listed in the itinerary except for Kerak Castle which we substituted for Montreal (Shobak) Castle at our guide's recommendation. Optional tours were available upon request for extra cost, such as Petra by night, a Turkish Bath massage/spa, and camel rides, though I did not feel pressured to do any of them (and did not do any of them). Accommodation at the Al-Waheed Rum Hotel in Amman for 3 nights was excellent and at the Petra Palace Hotel for two nights was good (swimming pool was nice on a hot afternoon after returning from Petra, hotel just 200 meters from the park entrance!), but the wifi only worked in the lobby area. Not a big deal, but could be improved. Lastly, about our tour guide: Hasan did a fantastic job keeping the tour moving, giving useful and interesting information about the sites even for those who may not know the area's long history (Hasan stated that he has done tours for "23 years"), and making sure guests were comfortable. I am in my 30s, but the average age of tour customers is probably somewhat older, and for those guests with mobility issues, he made the necessary arrangements to help them see as much as possible in a country which can be difficult for mobility-impaired. Whenever we needed to proceed more quickly, he offered explanations like "I would like to take you to the next site before the big tour buses arrive" or "I brought you here to show you The Treasury when the morning lighting is perfect for photos," etc., otherwise he was not pushy as some tour guides can be. The only thing I would have appreciated would have been a hard copy itinerary print-out on the first day so I could see our destinations beforehand, but Hasan generally did a good job telling us what to expect the night before. I rate the tour a 5/5 stars, with very little room for improvement. I could have done some of the tour on my own, but would have missed our guide's excellent descriptions and would have found some of the organizing of trips difficult enough that paying a bit extra for the tour's smooth execution would be worth it, in my opinion.

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• DianaTraveled in January

  4

  Although there was a lot to take in, I'm glad that we got to do everything in the itinerary and have been very luck with the weather since we avoided the snow

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• EditaTraveled in May

  4

  It was a very good trip with a group (18 people in total) in an amazing country. Itinerary was good, but last 4 nights you move constantly and get lots of packing. I would have liked to spend more time in Wadi Rum and Aqaba. Also Amman is ignored in this trip, you have to explore it on your own. Several negative points: hotels in both Amman and Petra were located very far away from center, no extra facilities there to justify such choice of location. In trip description different (better) hotels were advertised. We had experienced local tour leader, who tried hard to give us best experience, so no big issues with trip details. Although choice of restaurants for group lunches and dinners was boring, all typical touristy places. My feeling was that Explore! fully handed this trip organizing over to local agency in Jordan, so next time I'd rather look for local agency straight away.

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